Posted on May 9th, 2011 at 10:30 am by gailbuddy and
It’s been a while since I last posted and I’ll have to admit it’s been a while since I logged on(compared to my 20x a day when I couldn’t do anything else) also I feel like I come here to complain but maybe I just need guidance, suggestions(without a Dr visit) and some camaraderie. I have been doing great! I have had no restrictions on my day to day life. Every once in a while I have experienced minimal discomfort and a little swelling but this weekend I managed a double whammy.
First I went biking with my nephew. He has a scholarship for the bike team at his university. He is 18, I am 52. We were full throttle to the beach in some pretty consistant wind. Also at the beach I felt like my ankle was really unsteady in the sand and was twisting a bit. Once we got home my ankle started swelling and for the first time in forever my toes turned purple. In early healing I had circulation problems but not in a long time.
Yesterday there was no visible residual but my sister says I was limping(I never think I am) Later in the day I was giving tours to family of my garden in heels and hit a crack in the drive wrong and went to my knees in pain. All night long I had stabbing pains more in the front of my ankle than the AT. I’ve iced, elevated and rested it(some) and today I have a visible limp, soreness but no swelling(it’s still early)
Does anyone have a suggestion, comment or even a similar story to share? I’m sure this is not a Dr visit kind of injury but the discomfort is a little alarming at this stage…or is it?
Link Here | May 9, 2011,
I wouldn’t worry too much about it, remember that a lot of the stability in your ankle comes from the muscles in your lower leg (which are still going to be weaker in the injured leg). as those muscles continue to get stronger, you’ll be putting less and less strain on the ankle ligaments and tendons, etc. first time I went out jogging I had to fight through a feeling like I was running on a sprained ankle, and it still feels like I’ve sprained my ankle at the end of a long day on my feet or a hard workout. just be sure to take time off between hard workouts or long walks, etc. and let the muscles recover and do their thing.
continued good luck on your healing : )
Comment by lsjoberg |
Link Here | May 10, 2011,
Yeah, you are right Isjoberg. I kinda knew it when I posted that it was really nothing to worry about. This has been the hardest injury to my sanity. I think I’m “well” and then another little bump in the road. It does feel like a sprained ankle. Today was better but again after being on it all day there is swelling.
So great to hear you are jogging again. It sounds like things are going well for you! Thanks for chiming in to bring me back to the reality of the “marathon”.Keep up the great work!
Comment by gailbuddy |